year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
underground; subterranean
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to accept; to receive; to agree
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to happen to have on hand or in stock
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of